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Nicolas Steno, an Uncommon card
Niels Steensen was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Nicolas Steno quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nicolas Steno card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He has been beatified by the ______ Church.
Answer
Catholic. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church. From the Nicolas Steno article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science, however, by ____, he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world.
Answer
1650s. Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science, however, by 1659, he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world. From the Nicolas Steno article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Bermuda. History of Bermuda 82 · Nicolas Steno 75 · Gwanggaeto the Great 72 · Burebista 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
- Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science, however, by 1659, he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world.
- Importantly he questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grew in the ground and explanations of rock formation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nicolas Steno article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Nicolas Steno
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nicolas Steno (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
